Graniteware – a “show & tell”

[talesofthesevenseas]

Bruce (my fiancee) and I recently turned an outbuilding behind the house into a pretty awesome old west saloon. We were looking for some antique beer buckets to serve guests beer in, but couldn't find originals in good enough shape to actually put beer into them, and we ended up going with some stainless steel livestock buckets instead that look similar. That's how I knew what your bucket was when I saw it. I'm so glad that knowing your beer bucket's use makes it special! So now you can pour a cold one, look over at it, and imagine lil' Jimmy running to the corner bar to fill dad's beer bucket for him! Cheers!

Here's a picture of Bruce and I in our saloon.

[KC]

Talesof, I am not seeing a pic of Bruce and yourself attached.  WHOOPS  JUST CLOSED AND OPENED AGAIN AND NOW IT IS SHOWING UP!!!  How fun!  You two are looking mighty spiffy!

So glad to hear things are on the up and up with you!    You have been through alot during the time we have known you on the forum!  You so deserve tons of happiness/good things!!!!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Thanks KC! Bruce has been through a lot too, he is widowed like me, we're both history nuts and long-time reenactors too. We met robbing trains and he proposed in Big Nose Kate's Saloon in Tombstone AZ, so having an old west saloon at home seems to be a good idea!

[cogar]

Rauville, that was a great picture, thanks for posting it.

More beer trivia:  Home “brewers” like this type of beer bottle because it can be re-filled.


So iffen you are a “picker” and find a bunch at a garage sale @ a cheapy price, …. buy them.

[mart]

Neat Tales !!  Your own bar,, what an idea !!  That is a Texas flag I am seeing isn`t it ??

Cogar,, with all the home brewers now days,, they are not easy to find !!  Of course around here the drink is a tad stronger than beer !!

[KC]

Yep Mart, that sure appears to be a Lone Star Flag!

[mart]

Yep Mart, that sure appears to be a Lone Star Flag!

LOL !!  Going to have a lot of "splainin" to do !! "We met robbing trains" ??  Come on Tales,, we know there is a story there !!

[KC]

Talesofthesevenseas, Love your story on how you two met!  So are you still doing pirate/ship reenactments?

[ghopper1924]

Ahem, time to get back on track.

Here is our small but -I hope-worthy collection.  Any ideas on dates and value??

[Pelady]

The miner's lunch pail has sold from $15 to $119 there are many more tin ones than graniteware that have sold.  Does yours have the cup with handle?

The smallest "cream can" have average sales @ $30.

PeLady

[ghopper1924]

Thanks. Mine has the cup, but the cup doesn't have a handle. Also, it has a tray inside as well.

Any ideas on dates?

[cogar]

ghopper, those are real "beauties", ... thanks for posting the picture.

[ghopper1924]

 

[Jlsherf]

Love these!  Thanks for sharing!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Answering the questions, then back to graniteware...

1. Yup, that's the Texas flag, I think an old version of it from Bruce's reenacting but I could be wrong. It is covering the exit door.
2. No, I'm not doing the pirate stuff anymore. The ship moved out of state and was eventually sold. The old pirate group still get's together once a year for a dinner party and that's about it. I'm doing other forms of reenacting though, mostly Victorian. I've acquired several antique bicycles though and a small group of us are dressing for the era of each bicycle and riding them at parades and car shows. Lots of fun!
And in other news...
Much of my time these days is spent with my horse and on December 26th I became a grandma for the first time!

OK back to graniteware!